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Puritan Disapproval Delivers Remark on Early Christmas
Governor Bradford rebuked young men who refused to work on December 25 as Christmas. The article argues Christmas observance in Plymouth was not the first in America, noting Leif Erikson celebrated winters in Vinland. It suggests some new settlers and even Leif’s group may have had Christian observance, with references to baptism and Latin prayers.
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